Engineering Manager (Python)
Required skills
- Python
- back-end engineering
- Python back-end engineering
- direct reports
- mentoring engineering teams
- technical authority
- high-stakes decisions
- technical edge
- product's mission
Nice to have
- Django
- FastAPI
- AWS
- CI/CD
- Kubernetes
Role summary
Seeking a seasoned Engineering Manager with a strong technical background in Python back-end engineering to lead a high-performing squad. This remote "player-coach" role requires guiding architectural decisions, providing hands-on technical leadership, and fostering professional growth. The ideal candidate will have proven leadership experience, excellent engineering judgment, and a deep understanding of product mission alignment. Bonus points for experience with Django/FastAPI and Infrastructure/DevOps (AWS, CI/CD, K8s).
This is a remote position.
Latin America | Europe | USWe are seeking a seasoned Engineering Manager who remains a technologist at heart. This is a "player-coach" role designed for a senior back-end engineer who has successfully transitioned into leadership without losing their technical edge.You should be someone who makes sound, high-stakes decisions quickly, acts as technical authority and understands that great software is built by people who truly care about the product’s mission.
Key Responsibilities
Lead & Mentor: Manage a high-performing squad of engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and professional growth.
Architect & Execute: Leverage your deep Python expertise to guide architectural decisions and provide hands-on technical leadership on complex back-end challenges.
Product Ownership: Work closely with stakeholders to understand the "why" behind the "what," ensuring engineering efforts align with the broader business vision.
Lead & Mentor: Manage a high-performing squad of engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and professional growth.
Architect & Execute: Leverage your deep Python expertise to guide architectural decisions and provide hands-on technical leadership on complex back-end challenges.
Product Ownership: Work closely with stakeholders to understand the "why" behind the "what," ensuring engineering efforts align with the broader business vision.
What You Bring
Python Mastery: An extensive background in senior-level Python back-end engineering. You should still feel at home in a codebase and be hands-on.
Proven Leadership: Experience managing direct reports or mentoring engineering teams.
Senior Engineering Judgment: The ability to make fast, reliable decisions based on experience and technical maturity.
Python Mastery: An extensive background in senior-level Python back-end engineering. You should still feel at home in a codebase and be hands-on.
Proven Leadership: Experience managing direct reports or mentoring engineering teams.
Senior Engineering Judgment: The ability to make fast, reliable decisions based on experience and technical maturity.
Bonus Points For:
The Tech Stack: Hands-on experience with Django or FastAPI.
Ops Fluency: A background in Infrastructure and DevOps (AWS, CI/CD, K8s).
The Tech Stack: Hands-on experience with Django or FastAPI.
Ops Fluency: A background in Infrastructure and DevOps (AWS, CI/CD, K8s).
Originally posted on Himalayas
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